STM Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 No way was that Darren eales? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Robson Green playing David Hopkinson in NUFC:The Movie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wormy Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 4 countries in 8 years? Good to see the club staying committed to their strategy of longevity in the board room. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobS Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Just now, wormy said: 4 countries in 8 years? Good to see the club staying committed to their strategy of longevity in the board room. Thought the same thing, hope he's planning on sticking about for a bit longer than that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 15 minutes ago, STM said: No way was that Darren eales? It's not Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butcher Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Jesus he talks a lot of shite Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 That wasn’t Darren Eales. The bloke in the video on the crutches has been at the club for years. Often hangs out around the tunnel area during matches. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weezertron Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Guy is about as interesting as every other Canadian boomer I've met. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 You can tell he's from sales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 I’m not sure what everybody was expecting. He’s a CEO, not an entertainer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbo_11 Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 8 minutes ago, buzz said: It's not Imagine Eddie Rutherford (facilities manager) reading this (the guy on crutches in the interview) and people thought he was a really sick Darren Eales. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto2005 Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Looks nothing like Eales haha. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 He'll be buzzing at the sighing and collective eye rolling during his first game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Hoppy said, ‘If PIF try and come here and interfere, they’ve got me to contend with, okay? You can go and fiddle with Eddie’s people, but I’m the head of this family. You’re not going to fiddle with my children. I am, if anyone does.' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 5 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: I’m not sure what everybody was expecting. He’s a CEO, not an entertainer. Very much a friend first and CEO second. Probably an entertainer third. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 (edited) 4 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: Hoppy said, ‘If PIF try and come here and interfere, they’ve got me to contend with, okay? You can go and fiddle with Eddie’s people, but I’m the head of this family. You’re not going to fiddle with my children. I am, if anyone does.' It’s like Comic Relief. Hopkinson is out there in Africa – he's seeing the flies and the starvation – and Al-Rumayyan – if he is the boss – he's in the studio with Jonathan Ross and Lenny Henry. They’re doing their bit counting the money, but their hands are clean, while Hopkinson is down in the office with little starving kids. Edited September 5, 2025 by Fak Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bonk Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 1 hour ago, JT24 said: https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/news/david-hopkinson-first-interview Video: https://www.newcastleunited.com/en/video/854230 Interview with the BIG MAN. The first thing he can fix is the CTA in the article linking to the video. (Starting to side with you on our digital team lacking) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 That guy is the most North American CEO possible like. That video was a load of waffle mind, with not a whole lot of substance, not that you expect anything from these things, but he seems like he's excited by the role, so that's good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbydazzla Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 I like the way he held the mug in his hand when he met everyone because he’s just a normal bloke who drinks out of a normal mug because that’s what normal blokes do Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 2 minutes ago, bobbydazzla said: I like the way he held the mug in his hand when he met everyone because he’s just a normal bloke who drinks out of a normal mug because that’s what normal blokes do And he's probably done oral. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Would be great if we didn't hear from him again and he just goes and does the stuff we need him to do in the background. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 1 minute ago, Fak said: And he's probably done oral. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis H Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 55 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Errrr yeah, more of a comment than a question, but I found it surprising that he's now going to find out about the club. Would have expected that to be part of what he'd done for the interview and in the last year. He talked a bit about listening to and learning from the people at the club and generally experiencing the day to day vibe so I’d assume it’s just that. He sounds far too qualified/competent to not do an immense amount of research before day 1. Someone needs to give him Keegan’s two books if he wants a shortcut to understanding the club and area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fak Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 Just now, Ellis H said: Someone needs to give him Keegan’s two books if he wants a shortcut to understanding the club and area. Foreward by Duncan Goodhew. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted September 5, 2025 Share Posted September 5, 2025 1 minute ago, Ellis H said: He talked a bit about listening to and learning from the people at the club and generally experiencing the day to day vibe so I’d assume it’s just that. He sounds far too qualified/competent to not do an immense amount of research before day 1. Someone needs to give him Keegan’s two books if he wants a shortcut to understanding the club and area. Just get Bruno and his Dad to drive him around the sites in his taxi. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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